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Object Record

Catalog Number

ArK-009

Object Name

Arrow

Description

Bamboo shaft with a carved barbed palmwood point; point is inserted into the wood and was secured with a dark string; fletching is constructed with two halved feathers attached at their shafts to the other end of the bamboo with string; fletching is rounded; two smaller blue and red pieces of feathers are attached to the very end of arrow; end of bamboo is carved into a nock.

Collection

Francis L. Black Amazonian Artifacts Collection

Collector

Francis L. Black

Culture

Arara Kurambe

Date

1986

Material

bamboo, string, wood, feather

Dimensions

W-7 L-197.5 cm

Dimension Details

Length of feathers = 21.1 cmLength of barbed wood point = 42.2Width is the widest point of arrow at feathers

Condition

Good

Condition Notes

Overall good condition; string is fraying and unraveling in places; feather barbs are separating